Improvement in copy-books



NATHAN P. BEERS, OF NEW YORK, NY.

Letters Patent No. 103,965, dated J one 7, 1870.

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The Schedule referred toTn thes Letters Patent and making part of the same To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, NATHAN P. Bnnns, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Copy-Books; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, in whiclrdrawing- 6 Figure 1. represents a plan of this invent-ion when the copy-book is open ready to be written on.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section of the same when closed. I

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to a copy-book composed of. detached sheets held together by an envelope with an open or partly open face, in such a manner that, when the closing flap or cover of the envelope is turned back, a. portion of the upper or first sheet is exposed, and that, in writing on this exposed portion, the hand has an even and flat support, and, furthermore, every sheet, while being written on, is supported by a writing-pad, of uniform thickness, formed by all the subsequent sheets.

1n the drawing-- The letter A designates an envelope which serves 'toreceive a series of detached sheets, B, composing my copy-book. Said envelope is provided with a closing-flap, a, which turns down over the face bthereof, as shown in fig. 2 of the drawing. I

The face I) of the envelope is so formed that, when the closing-flap is turned back, a portion of the upper sheet is exposed. In writing on this exposed portion of the upper sheet thehaud of the writer rests upon the face ofthc envelope, which forms a protection for the unexposed part of the upper sheet, and, as the exsupported by a writing-pad, of uniform thickness,

formed by the remaining sheets, and the hand of the writer rests, at all times, upon a tint and even surface,

while with copy-books as heretofore used the writingpad supporting the several leaves becomes continually changed, beingvery thick at one and very thin at an.-

ot-her time, and, furthermore, in writing near the bottom of the page, the hand, insteadof being supported by the paper, drops down upon the table, to the great 7 inconvenience of the writer.

It is obvious that my detached sheets can be got up in any desired form, with or without printed words for copies, and the envelopes can be made in any form or shape to snitthe purposes above enumerated.

The convenience of my copy-book may be still further increased by attaching to the closing-flap of the envelope :1- piece, 0, of blotting-paper.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- i A copy-book, composed of detached sheets B, held together by the envelope A, having a resting face, I), leaving exposed a portion of the sheets, substantially as and for the purpose described.

This specification signed by me this 15th day of April, 1870.

N. P. BEERS.

Witnesses W. Haunt, E. F. KAsTEsuUnnn. 

